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Title: Can anyone ID this huge ruby bowl please?
Post by: Tina on August 22, 2009, 04:04:32 PM

This is a fabulous big bowl which I know has at least a few decades to it. It measures 12 inches long by approx 8 inches wide.

I'm guessing pressed glass, it weighs over 3 kilos, too heavy for my scales.

Does anyone recognise it please?

Clueless!  Thanks for your help as always.

Tina

Title: Re: Can anyone ID this huge ruby bowl please?
Post by: Tina on August 22, 2009, 04:06:01 PM

Also, is that damage underneath, seems an unlikely place for a dint, like a hollow in the centre of the ground base, would that be from manufacture?

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Can anyone ID this huge ruby bowl please?
Post by: jonchellycain on August 22, 2009, 05:08:55 PM

Hi there
 this would have been mould blown not pressed. by damage do you mean the little bit right in the centre of the base?? if so its not damage its from where the pontil would have been.. when it was made it would have had a toold attatched this is cut /snapped off then the base is ground and polished off sometimes there is a mark like this left
sorry cant be any help to who though
michelle

Title: Re: Can anyone ID this huge ruby bowl please?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 22, 2009, 05:37:13 PM

Michelle is right, that kind of mark was often left when grinding the pontil scar right out would have removed too much glass and is considered perfectly acceptable

Title: Re: Can anyone ID this huge ruby bowl please?
Post by: Tina on August 22, 2009, 06:34:15 PM

Thanks to you both for your help, fingers crossed that someone will recognise it

Title: Re: Can anyone ID this huge ruby bowl please?
Post by: johnphilip on August 22, 2009, 09:24:53 PM

Yes thats the pontil scar on the bottom it looks like a very nice 50s/60s Italian bowl  poss Barovier or similar.jp